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AIRDESK and T-Mobile Forge GPRS Wireless Data Reseller AgreementPhiladelphia PA - August 12, 2004 - AIRDESK®, Inc., a leading supplier of M2M solutions and services, today announced it has signed an agreement with T-Mobile to resell airtime on T-Mobile's cellular network. The agreement is designed to facilitate low-cost, nationwide rate plans specially tailored to meet the needs of M2M customers."This is a groundbreaking agreement for both T-Mobile and AIRDESK," commented Michael Lang, AIRDESK's founder, president, and CEO. "It's the first reseller contract negotiated by T-Mobile that specifically addresses the M2M marketplace. As one of T-Mobile's long-time trusted partners, we're pleased to have been selected to lead its ongoing M2M initiative. By reselling T-Mobile airtime packaged in 'M2M-friendly' rate plans, we anticipate greatly enhancing T-Mobile's M2M presence while giving additional momentum to the marketplace." "The M2M industry has been expanding at a phenomenal pace, and we feel that even higher growth rates can be achieved once the major carriers begin partnering with M2M-saavy companies like AIRDESK," continued Mr. Lang. "With years of experience supporting wireless data users across a broad range of vertical markets, we can accommodate customers through all stages of an M2M project from planning, through hardware acquisition, software development, testing, certification, and, finally, full deployment on a cellular network. We're able to significantly reduce development cycles and dramatically simplify the complexities of an M2M project, making M2M solutions affordable to many more mid-sized companies. This full-service approach benefits carriers as well because it allows AIRDESK to sell the carriers' excess network capacity to our customers as we help them roll out their M2M deployments. It also benefits the entire industry by driving usage to a critical mass among companies of all sizes." The T-Mobile agreement provides for flexible airtime rate plans with emphasis on M2M devices that require mid-to-high data rates starting in the 1MB/month range. "This agreement is especially important for AIRDESK because it further confirms our leadership role in the eyes of the major wireless carries," said John Andre, vice-president of business development. "This agreement along with several similar contracts that we have already signed or are currently negotiating have greatly extended the breadth of our reseller alliances. Taken together, these agreements form the foundation of AIRDESK's own cross-carrier virtual M2M network which we have been developing for several years. The AIRDESK M2M network is able to provide the market's most competitive airtime rates and most extensive coverage by transparently combining the best offerings from multiple carriers, and passing the savings on to our customers in a single monthly bill." "We're also pleased that the agreement provides AIRDESK with direct access to T-Mobile's national sales force of over 450 direct sales representatives," continued Mr. Andre. "As a preferred partner, AIRDESK will benefit from AT&T's aggressive promotion of M2M offerings. We anticipate that AT&T will be channeling large numbers of new and existing M2M customers to AIRDESK for activation and services as it continues to expand its presence in the marketplace." Off-the-shelf and customized M2M rate plans based on T-Mobile's reseller agreement with AIRDESK are now available from AIRDESK's Activation Services at www.airdesk.net. ###
### About AIRDESKAIRDESK is the industry's leading M2M cross-carrier network operator and premiere provider of M2M solutions and services across a broad range of vertical and horizontal markets, including utilities, security, fleet management, asset tracking, inventory control, point-of-sale systems, vending, healthcare, and a host of other emerging M2M markets. AIRDESK eases the complexity of wireless data implementations for customers seeking rapid and efficient M2M deployments. AIRDESK combines its extensive wireless industry expertise with technology, professional services, and activation to provide comprehensive, easy-to-implement solutions. AIRDESK's AirSource™ knowledge base is the largest online database of wireless data communications and M2M information. For more information, visit www.airdesk.net or call 1-800-AIRDESK. |
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